GUIDE TO MODDING YOUR MOTORALA CELLPHONE

Guide to Flashing your E6


This write-up explains:
• what is firmware and how to tell what version you have
• the advantages and disadvantages of the different firmware versions
• how to change the firmware (flash) on your phone.


It was created by combining and summarizing the information provided in the dozens of threads on this forum and then rewriting it as easy-to-follow steps that new users can print off and have all the information that they need in one place to (hopefully) easily and successfully flash their phones.

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WARNINGS

Flashing your phone to a different version of firmware should be fairly straightforward, however, please read the following cautions before you start:

• Always find out what your current version of firmware is before you start (instructions below) and write it down! - so if issues then you will know what you started with.

• Make sure your battery is fully charged before beginning a flash

• Back up your contacts and files using Motorola Phone Tools before doing any flashing as flashing will delete all of these and return your phone to a “vanilla” state. Data on your SD card is not touched.

• Give yourself plenty of time to complete the flashing. Never disconnect your phone or turn off your PC until the flashing is finished or you may make it unusable (i.e. "brick" it!!). There are ways to recover using a tool called radiocom (described in the threads) - but they are fairly complex.

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1. What is Firmware

The E6 runs using a special Motorola version of the Linux operating system (MONTAVISTA Linux CONSUMER ELECTRONICS 3.1). This is known as the "firmware". There are several different versions of "firmware" that will run successfully on the E6. Think of firmware as being equivalent to different versions of the operating system (just as there is Windows 98 versus Windows 2000). Every so often Motorola releases a new version of firmware with new features and enhancements. All firmwares come with both English and Chinese languages (except for the Spanish version released in Latin America - up until now it's the only firmware that doesn't come with Chinese language).



2. What version of firmware does my phone have?

To determine what version your phone is currently running do the following:

• Go to your Dial Pad and dial: WWW008W. To make the W hit the menu button while in the dial pad, then hit insert->insert wait to make the W .

You should see something like:
R533_G_11.12.08P
BP: R533_G_11.12.08PB
PFlex: GSZMCAUT678SW016
DSP: 63343400 TECHNOLOGY

Look at the numbers at the end of the first line for the version. The version shown here is .08P.

3. China Mobile versus Generic (Unbranded) Firmware

Some of the firmware versions are generic (straight from Motorola) while others are China Mobile branded. This means that the Chinese mobile operator "China Mobile" has added their stuff to that firmware, like modified icons, wallpapers, startup and shutdown animation of their own brand. Some of the main differences are:
• Startup screen is a red China Mobile one.
• web browser is called Monternet
• additional icons for a customer service program and 'China Mobile In" (whatever that is!)
• additional icon for kodak app in Chinese (removable) and a bowling game
• No MSN
• File Explorer is called “My Favorites” which includes a bunch of MMS cards and the folders are named a bit differently. There are a lot of Chinese settings for e-mail, internet etc. Some can be removed, some cannot.

You can also tell if your phone was originally China Mobile branded if has a "CM" printed on the back of the battery cover.


4. Advantages/Disadvantages of each E6 Firmware Version

Each version of the firmware has a number of advantages and disadvantages. Unfortunately at this time there is no version that has everything - so you have to pick which best suits your needs. The main enhancements/bugs that the various versions fix are:

• Voicemail bug - in some versions a blank fax and/or a blank text message is sent to the phone every time voicemail is checked.

• Network time bug - in some versions the network time function does not report correct network time

• New Features - Such as Screen 3 and the EQ for Real Player ( read through the whole thread to see which firmware includes these features)

Firmware Versions

There are constantly new versions of firmware being released so you should check the threads for the latest. However following is a summary of the versions that were available as of September 2008 - along with their advantages and disadvantages gathered from user's posts - so you can see where you stand with your current version. [Most important versions marked by ]

The Following are all Generic Firmware

R533_G_11.12.02P

R535_G_11.81.03P

R533_G_11.12.06P

R533_G_11.12.08P

R535H10_G_11.87.22P



MonsterPacks

There have also been a number of modified versions of the firmware (aka "monsterpacks") posted to the forum. These are usually debranded versions of ChinaMobile versions (ie the mod had removed the Chinese icons and other CM added stuff). As of now, there are quite a few variants of the generic firmware, with many of them having applications adn new themes inbuilt. :

E608P_Hybrid_ahman_v1 ( Hybrid Firmware)

E6_11.12.10P_06R by AHBN

DAGr8 Modded 07p

Shadow_Cruiser Modded 07p

E6e_07P_DAG_final + Multi LP _ F I N A L !!!

E6_E6e_BPE6e07P_APE610P_20071221_asmotoe2 DAG ' s Version

asmotoe2_E6_E6e_BPE6e07P_APE610P_20070909

Asmotoe2_0930_DAG and Multi_theme Fully translated

R533_G_11.12.08P neil's mod

Modded 08p by aksd

Yukycg's Unbranded 11.12.08p

R535_G_11.81.09P_R92_NewLinux_Vietkeymap10_Workingman

11.12.09P with Autorun_linkSys_Silent camera_SmartAss

R533_G_11.12.10P~09P_The_Beast_Supermod

Prasannars 09p

Lamborghini ARABIC LP 09P

R533 G 11.12.09P Lamborghini TLPDA

E6_11.12.09P Bangkok DualStart by AHBN

AHBN_11.12.09P by shadow_cruiser

E6 11.12.09P Perfect by AHBN

E6_11.12.09iP by QiShi

R533.G.11.12.09P - english/french/portuguese/spanish

R535_09P_22P_10P_NEWROKR from motofunvn

E6_11.12.10P_Speedup_Steady_QiShi

R533_G_11.12.10P_EnG_† Nik †_RoKr_RokXX™

FW R535_07P_R533_10P_newstarwar

Rokr !!.'Musix'.!! Firmware - based on 10p Beta

E6_11.12.10P Speedup by AHBN

XIBEI_R533_G_11.12.10P_20080306

533 G 11.11.10P (Vista)

R535H10_G_11.87.22P_Konig_v1

E6_r533_g_11.10.54r_e2vn_02

E6_11.10.54R DualStart by AHBN


5. Which Version of Firmware should I Use?

That is really up to you, Most people stay with a Generic firmware. But Lately the most popular firmware is ahman's hybrid firmware.


6. What is Flashing?

Flashing is the process by which you can change the version of firmware running on your phone. (Just like you can upgrade your Windows software). The process takes about 10 minutes. Generally you can flash from any version of firmware to any other – and then flash back again if desired.


Flashing to a different version of firmware should be fairly straightforward if you follow the directions carefully – but if you have any problems then there are many threads devoted to resolving flashing problems.

No harm will come to the phone from too much flashing, however, there is a small chance you could "brick" your phone if something goes seriously wrong - so the more you flash it, the more chances are that something might go wrong! Depending on your carrier you may also void the warranty! That said I have successfully flashed my phone 5 times now to try out different versions.

IMPORTANT - before you begin flashing:

• Make sure your battery is fully charged before beginning a flash
• Back up your contacts and files using Motorola Phone Tools before doing any flashing as flashing will delete all of these and return your phone to a “vanilla” state. Data on your SD card is not touched.
• Give yourself plenty of time to complete the flashing. Never disconnect your phone or turn off your PC until the flashing is finished or you may make it unusable (i.e. "brick" it!!). There are ways to recover using a tool called radiocom (described in the threads) - but they are fairly complex.


7. How to Flash your Phone

All the files mentioned can be obtained from the Downloads section

Click here to download the following files.

1. Download the file Motorola_USB_Driver_32_v2.7.6 to your PC and unrar it to your desktop so you can easily find it.

2. Install a program called "RSDLite" on your PC. To Download RSD lite Click thread for the file. For trouble free installation, if you are running Windows XP, you should have Service Pack 2 installed.

3. Download the firmware file that you want to flash to and unrar it to your desktop.

4. Start up RSDLite on your PC. You may be asked to install a number of drivers (5 or 6) to your PC. Point it in the direction to the motpcsdrivers folder you unrared.

5. Put the phone in Bootloader Mode - MBM mode by turning on phone while also holding down the Camera Button and the On/off button (These need to be all be held down together). The phone should start up with a red screen and say its in MBM mode.

6. Plug phone in using usb cable.

7. RSDLite should list the phone (this may take a minute or so. If it does not close down RSDLite and restart it). Start the flash process, by clicking the button on the top with the ”…” and select the firmware file to install then click “Start”. The process will take several minutes so be patient, the screen on you phone will turn off, but RSDLite will still show progress.

8. When the "Found New Hardware" screen pops up, select “NO” for “Can Windows connect to Windows Update?” then select “Y” for “Install Software from a specific location” and point it to the motpcsdrivers folder you unrared. Once the driver has installed, click on “Finish” on the “Found New Hardware wizard” to continue the process.

9. You will need to install quite a few drivers – so just keep repeating. It may ask you to manually restart the phone – if so,unplug the cable from PC, remove the battery for 5 seconds (make sure unplugged first!), put battery back in then turn phone back on.

10. Once its fully on, go to Setup --> USB Mode and change mode from "Mass Storage" to "Modem".

11. Plug phone back into the PC using the cable. RSDLite should say "complete" or “PASS”

12. Unplug the phone again, turn it off and on. All should be complete.

You can now restore all your contacts, calendar and tasks back to your phone using MPT. (Be sure to remove the SIM card before doing this as the recovery function from MPT deletes any contact on SIM for some reason!)


8. What to Do if Problems

If you have any problems then don’t panic – the best thing is to close RSDLite, unplug the phone, take out the battery, replace then try again from the start.

1. If you get any of the following error messages that have been reported by users, then it appears most have been resolved by starting the flash process from the start:
- The "secure_motorola_flash" interface could not be found the super-file is secure and for re-flash, the phone needs a super-file that is not secure and for reflash. (0x7066)
- “flashing couldn't be complete because of licensed data”
- “error jumping to RAM downloader”
- a red line across their battery after flashing

2. Try a different USB port – a lot of users have stated that changing the USB port they have their phone plugged into helps, this is most likely because windows will reinstall all the drivers.

3. Try a different version of RSD Lite.

4. Make sure you put your phone in to USB MODEM MODE before plugging it back in. If you do not do this your system will not install all the devices correctly.

5. Try a different version of the firmware.


Problem: Phone can not read SIM card or has no signal after flashing

Some users experienced problems with the phone reading the SIM card or not getting a signal after flashing (ie it searches and finds nothing). If this happens to you then try the following:

1. Tap on status bar in home screen. Switch off antenna tap ok on the bottom. Then switch on antenna again. (You may need to repeat this a couple of times)

2. If that doesn't work, change the network band [dial pad-->menu button (at bottom left)-->setup--> network setup--> menu button--> search setup--> After that close all those things and you should have service again. Once you get your service back, repeat the steps and put it on automatic again.


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All of the information presented in this write-up was obtained from user's postings from the various threads on this forum. A best effort was made to ensure it is complete and accurate including performing all of the steps presented on my own phone - but there are no guarantees there are not errors!!

Good Luck(ROCKY_SUJEET)

NOKIA 7310 SUPERNOVA

Nokia 7310 Supernova

Nokia 7310 Supernova is nokia new cellphone with lots of new features
Key Features

* Personalise your phone with the colourful, exchangeable Xpress-onTM covers
* Enjoy your favourite tunes on the go with the music player and FM stereo radio with RDS application
* Store music tracks with optional and expandable microSD memory cards up to 4 GB
* Chat in real-time with pre-installed services such as Yahoo! Go and MyNokia, a free SMS based education service (available in selected markets)
* Capture images and video with the 2 megapixel camera and view them on the large 2” QVGA display with up to 16 million colours
* Plug the optional TV-out cable into your phone and TV to share your images with friends and family
nokia 7310 supernova

Nokia 7310 Supernova specifications:
General 2G Network GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900
Announced

* 2008, June

Status Available. Released 2008, June
Size Dimensions 106.5 x 45.4 x 12 mm, 58 cc
Weight 83 g
Display Type TFT, 16M colors
Size 240 x 320 pixels, 2.0 inches
Ringtones Type Polyphonic (64 channels), MP3
Customization Download
Vibration Yes
Memory Phonebook 2000 entries, Photocall
Call records 20 dialed, 20 received, 20 missed calls
Card slot microSD (TransFlash), up to 4GB, buy memory
- 32 MB internal memory
Data GPRS Class 32, 88 kbps
HSCSD No
EDGE Class 32, 296 kbits
3G No
WLAN No
Bluetooth Yes, v2.0 with A2DP
Infrared port No
USB Yes, v2.0 microUSB
Features Messaging SMS, MMS, Email, Instant Messaging
Browser WAP 2.0/xHTML
Games Yes, order now
Colors Steel Blue, Wasabi Green, Candy Pink, Mushroom Silver, Plum Jam, Electric Blue, Yellow Mellow
Camera 2 MP, 1600×1200 pixels, video (QCIF@15fps)
- Java MIDP 2.0
- Stereo FM radio with RDS
- MP3/AAC/AAC+/eAAC+/WMA player
- MPEG-4 player
- Built-in handsfree
- Voice command/dial/memo
- Xpress-on covers
- Push to Talk
- Macromedia Flash Lite 2.1
- Widsets
- T9
Battery Standard battery, Li-Ion 860 mAh (BL-4CT)
Stand-by Up to 300 h
Talk time Up to 4 h

MOTOROLA A810

Motorola A810 CHARACTERISTICS
General Network GSM900 / GSM1800 / GSM1900
Introduced 2008 Q2
Status Coming soon
Form factor Block
Antenna Internal
Size Weight 100 g (including battery)
Dimensions 105 x 51 x 14 mm
Display Type Graphical
Colours TFT touchscreen, 262K colors
Size 240 x 320 pixels
- Handwriting recognition
Memory Outgoing Calls 30
Received Calls 30
Lost Calls 30
- microSD (TransFlash), up to 2 GB
- Photocall
Ringtones Polyphonic Yes
- MP3
Networking GPRS Yes, Class 10 (4+1/3+2 slots), 32 - 48 kbps
Modem Yes, EDGE, Class 10, 236.8 kbps
USB Yes, 2.0
Bluetooth Yes, 2.0
WAP Yes
Browser Yes, WAP 2.0/xHTML, HTML (Opera v8.5)
Email Client Yes
Features Vibration Yes
SMS Send / Receive
MMS Send / Receive
Camera Yes, 2 MP, 1600×1200 pixels, video
Java Yes
Changeable Games Yes
Games Yes
Clock Yes
Alarm Yes
Calculator Yes
To-Do List Yes
Voice Memo Yes
T9 Yes
Handsfree Yes
FM Radio Yes
- MP3/WAV/WMA/AAC+ player
Standard Battery Type Li-Ion
Amperage 910 mAh
Standby Time 150 hours
Talk Time 4 hours

BLACK BERRY 9000

BLACKBERRY BOLD 9000

BlackBerry Bold 9000

RIM BlackBerry Bold 9000 is equipped with a 624MHz Intel PXA270 processor, whereas previous BlackBerrys had 312MHz processors, so technically, you should enjoy smoother and faster performance.

During our briefing, there were a few hiccups in performance, but we're going to keep our fingers crossed and chalk it up to the fact that it wasn't a final unit. There's also 128MB of flash memory and 1GB of onboard memory, which is all supplemented by the microSD/SDHC expansion slot (supports up to 16GB cards).

BlackBerry Bold 9000 Features
General 2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100
Announced 2008, May
Status Coming soon
Size Dimensions 114 x 66 x 14 mm
Weight 133 g
Display Type 65K colors
Size 480 x 320 pixels
- Full QWERTY keyboard
- Trackball navigation
- Wallpapers
Ringtones Type Polyphonic, MP3
Customization Download
Vibration Yes
- 3.5 mm stereo headset jack
Memory Phonebook Yes, Photocall
Call records Yes
Card slot microSD (TransFlash), microSDHC, up to 8 GB
- 128 MB flash memory
- 1 GB storage memory
- 624 MHz processor
Data GPRS Class 10 (4+1/3+2 slots), 32 - 48 kbps
HSCSD No
EDGE Class 10, 236.8 kbps
3G HSDPA, 3.6 Mbps
WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g
Bluetooth Yes, v2.0 with A2DP
Infrared port No
USB Yes, v2.0
Features OS BlackBerry OS
Messaging SMS, MMS, Email, Instant Messaging
Browser HTML
Games Yes + downloadable
Colors Black
Camera 2 MP, 1600×1200 pixels, video, flash
- Built-in GPS
- BlackBerry maps
- DataViz document viewer/editor
- Java
- Media player MP3/WMA/AAC+
- Video player DivX/WMV/XviD/3gp
- Organizer
- Calculator
- Voice dial
- Built-in handsfree
- Voice memo
Battery Standard battery, Li-Ion 1500 mAh
Stand-by Up to 310 h
Talk time Up to 5 h

MOBILE PHONE PRICES IN INDIA

• Disclaimer: I do not claim any guarantee for the prices. It might not be correct at all times although I my our best to do the same


Model Price
Nokia

Nokia 8800 Arte
Rs.53100
Nokia E90 Communicator
Rs.34700
Nokia N95 8GB
Rs.24500
Nokia N82
Rs.19200
Nokia N95
Rs.18850
Nokia N78
Rs.18750
Nokia 7900 Prism
Rs.17300
Nokia N81 8GB
Rs.16000
Nokia E61i
Rs.15800
Nokia N77
Rs.15000
Nokia N76
Rs.14100
Nokia 3250
Rs.13856
Nokia 6110 Navigator
Rs.13200
Nokia 6500 slide
Rs.13100
Nokia E65
Rs.12500
Nokia N73 Music Edition
Rs.12500
Nokia 5610
Rs.12000
Nokia E51
Rs.11400
Nokia N73
Rs.11000
Nokia 6500 classic
Rs.10200
Nokia N70 Music Edition
Rs.9450
Nokia E62
Rs.9400
Nokia 7500 Prism
Rs.9250
Nokia 3600 Slide
Rs.9150
Nokia 5310
Rs.9100
Nokia E50
Rs.7950
Nokia 5220 XpressMusic
Rs.7700
Nokia N72
Rs.7500
Nokia 6233
Rs.7000
Nokia 6300
Rs.6750
Nokia 3230
Rs.6750
Nokia 7610
Rs.6300
Nokia 5300
Rs.6050
Nokia 3500 Classic
Rs.5500
Nokia 5200
Rs.4950
Nokia 5000
Rs.4800
Nokia 6085
Rs.4650
Nokia 3110 classic
Rs.4425
Nokia 6080
Rs.3850
Nokia 2630
Rs.3450
Nokia 2760
Rs.3150
Nokia 2600 Classic
Rs.3030
Nokia 6030
Rs.2550
Nokia 2626
Rs.2020
Nokia 1650
Rs.1850
Nokia 1600
Rs.1750
Nokia 1208
Rs.1450
Nokia 1110
Rs.1350
Nokia 1110i
Rs.1350
Nokia 1200
Rs.1200
Sony Ericsson

Sony Ericsson W960i
Rs.24000
Sony Ericsson K850i
Rs.19100
Sony Ericsson T650i
Rs.18500
Sony Ericsson P1i
Rs.16800
Sony Ericsson W760i
Rs.15000
Sony Ericsson W890i
Rs.14900
Sony Ericsson W830i
Rs.14500
Sony Ericsson W910i
Rs.13900
Sony Ericsson K770i
Rs.12500
Sony Ericsson K810i
Rs.11000
Sony Ericsson Z710i
Rs.9800
Sony Ericsson K660i
Rs.9750
Sony Ericsson K790i
Rs.9700
Sony Ericsson W580i
Rs.9625
Sony Ericsson W550i
Rs.9600
Sony Ericsson W810i
Rs.8900
Sony Ericsson W610i
Rs.8850
Sony Ericsson W660i
Rs.8700
Sony Ericsson W700i
Rs.8500
Sony Ericsson S500i
Rs.8000
Sony Ericsson W380i
Rs.7900
Sony Ericsson K550i
Rs.6750
Sony Ericsson W350i
Rs.6700
Sony Ericsson W300i
Rs.5900
Sony Ericsson Z555i
Rs.5700
Sony Ericsson W200i
Rs.4400
Sony Ericsson K510i
Rs.3850
Sony Ericsson K320i
Rs.3700
Sony Ericsson T250i
Rs.3175
Sony Ericsson K220i
Rs.2400
Sony Ericsson J120i
Rs.1700
Samsung

Samsung i600
Rs.18100
Samsung G600
Rs.16400
Samsung i710
Rs.15890
Samsung F300
Rs.15000
Samsung P310
Rs.13300
Samsung U600
Rs.11700
Samsung D900i
Rs.10000
Samsung E840
Rs.8500
Samsung D840
Rs.8500
Samsung E490
Rs.7500
Samsung E740
Rs.6750
Samsung E210
Rs.5750
Samsung J600
Rs.5050
Samsung X510
Rs.4400
Samsung X510
Rs.4400
Samsung E250
Rs.4200
Samsung M610
Rs.3950
Samsung X520
Rs.3650
Samsung M600
Rs.2900
Samsung X210
Rs.2500
Samsung C170
Rs.2200
Samsung C160
Rs.1750
Samsung C160
Rs.1750
Motorola

Motorola Q9h
Rs.17300
Motorola RAZR2 V8
Rs.14500
Motorola Q8
Rs.14500
Motorola RAZR maxx V6
Rs.12750
Motorola ROKR E6
Rs.10000
Motorola A1200
Rs.9900
Motorola ROKR Z6
Rs.8650
Motorola KRZR K1
Rs.7250
Motorola SLVR L9
Rs.6500
Motorola RAZR-V3i
Rs.6000
Motorola L6i
Rs.3200
Motorola W375
Rs.3000
Motorola W375 black
Rs.2850
Motorola W220 BLACK
Rs.2500
Motorola W220
Rs.2500
Motorola W220 SILVER
Rs.2400
Motorola W215
Rs.2350
Motorola W209
Rs.1850
Motorola W205
Rs.1500
LG

LG KU990 Viewty
Rs.18000
LG KE970 Shine
Rs.9700
LG KG300
Rs.6900
LG KE770
Rs.6700
LG KG200
Rs.5000
LG KG195
Rs.3850
LG KG271
Rs.1650
LG KG276
Rs.1400
Philips

Panasonic

Blackberry

Blackberry 8820
Rs.31000
Blackberry 8800
Rs.29000
Blackberry Curve 8310
Rs.24000
Blackberry Curve 8300
Rs.23000
Blackberry Pearl 8100
Rs.21200
Blackberry 8700g
Rs.15000
Palm

Palm Treo 750
Rs.22990
Palm Treo 680
Rs.14990
Palm Centro
Rs.13990
O2

O2 XDA Flame
Rs.40000
O2 Xda Zinc
Rs.36500
O2 XDA Atom Exec
Rs.34500
O2 XDA Atom Life
Rs.33400
O2 XDA Stealth
Rs.27250
O2 XDA Atom
Rs.25000
I-Mate

Fly

Fly SX240
Rs.9900
Fly SX210
Rs.9000
Fly E300
Rs.8700
Fly SL600
Rs.7100
Fly MX300
Rs.7000
Fly MX200i
Rs.6500
Fly T2060
Rs.6000
Fly SX390
Rs.5500
Fly SL500i
Rs.5500
Fly 2040i
Rs.5400
Fly MP600
Rs.4000
Fly M110
Rs.3000
Fly V70
Rs.2700
HP

HP iPAQ hw6965
Rs.32000
HP iPAQ rw6828
Rs.30000
HP IPAQ 512
Rs.12000
Dopod

Dopod U1000
Rs.47500
Dopod C800
Rs.33200
Dopod 818 Pro
Rs.21600
Dopod C720W
Rs.19100
Dopod D600
Rs.14050
Dopod S301
Rs.9500
Spice

Spice S1000
Rs.16000
Spice S404n
Rs.14000
Spice S900
Rs.8900
Spice D88
Rs.7700
Spice S920
Rs.6850
Spice S909
Rs.5700
Spice S8
Rs.5200
Spice S808
Rs.4700
Spice S5
Rs.2000

MOTOROLA PHONE PRICES

MOTOROLA E8

ANDROID SPECIAL FEATURES

ANDROID PHONE SPECIFICATIONS

There's nothing extraordinary about the ANDROID PHONE. It features a touch screen with a QWERTY keyboard. It has GPRS connectivity with 3G being introduced by the end of the year.

Specs:

Networks - GSM/GPRS (without EDGE) Chipset - TI OMAP 1710 216 MHz CPU and 64 MB of memory Display – 2.5” 320x240 pixels touchscreen 2-megapixel camera Wi-Fi 802.11g Built-in SIP VOIP-client Opera browser Widgets (i.e. weather forecast of share rating)



The blog "Android Guys" has published an engineering drawing of T-Mobile's soon to be released Android phone codenamed the T-Mobile G1.

The images show more information about the device than any of the other mock-ups that have zipped around the blogosphere.
One of the more interesting tidbits from the drawing is a slight tilt of the bottom part of the phone where the trackball is located. The device has a full QWERTY keyboard with nicely spaced buttons. The Android Guys note this is reminiscent of recent Sidekick designs, and the site gives it a thumbs-up.
The blog "Android Community" has used the drawing to calculate the phone's dimensions and reports that the thickness of the G1, also known as the HTC Dream, is approximately 0.64-inches or 16.35mm. Apple's iPhone, which doesn't have a flip-out screen, is 12.3 mm thick. It also looks like the G1's screen size is comparable to the iPhone's 3.5-inch screen.
There is also a "menu" button on the G1, according to the drawing, which will likely be used to launch Google services.
The HTC phone, which is expected to be widely available on T-Mobile's network in October, is the first phone that will use Google's Android operating system. Rumors about the phone have been flying through cyberspace for months in anticipation of its launch.
The device is expected to be priced at about $399 full retail or about $150 with a two-year contract from T-Mobile. One blog reports that the device will go on sale October 13, 2008, with pre-orders for existing T-Mobile customers to begin September 17.
Some of the rumored specs for the device include: a full QWERTY keyboard; 3G/Wi-Fi; full HTML browser; easy access to Google apps, maps (with Street View); YouTube; IM and text; e-mail; 3-megapixel camera; video playback; a music player plus a memory card slot; and an application store.

ANDROID PHONES

NOKIA N-78

NOKIA N-78

Design
The Nokia N78 sure looks good. It measures in at 113x49x15.1mm and weighs in at 101.8g. This might seem like a little big and heavy, but please consider the number of features that this cell phone has and all this size and bulk will make sense. It has a 2.4" display that has QVGA resolution and shows upto 16M colors. The picture quality of the display is brilliant, while the brightness and contrast is impressive as well.

The D-pad is one of the best that Nokia has ever produced; it functions brilliantly. The keypad on the other hand leaves a lot to be desired, mainly because of the knobs which are way too tiny. Also, there are no borders of any kind between the keys within the same row. However, with a stand-by time of 320 hours and more than 4 hours of talktime, the N78 is sure to go miles when it comes to battery backup.

Features
The N78 has a 3-megapixel autofocus camera which sports some significant changes as compared to the N82. The settings are quite extensive - there are separate settings for manual white balance and ISO sensitivity and this includes exposure compensation as well, apart from settings for contrast and sharpness. There are various other effects that one can use while taking pictures. To store all those pictures and videos that you shoot, the N78 comes with a 2GB memory card, apart from having 70MB of onboard memory.

Nokia has improved its N-series mobile phones with the launch of Nokia N78. It has not actually improved the hardware, rather it has innovated the software area of the phone. The most obvious and noticeable change is the camera experience that has improved quite a lot and now offers better PC sync support and much better online sharing.

Technical Specifications
General
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 2100 / 900 HSDPA 850 / 1900 -

Size
Dimension 113 x 49 x 15.1 mm, 76.5 cc

Weight 101.8 g

Display
Type TFT, 16M colors
Size 240 x 320 pixels, 2.4 inches

Ringtones
Type Polyphonic (64 channels), MP3
Customization Download
Vibration Yes

Memory
Phonebook Unlimited entries and fields, Photocall
Call records Detailed, max 30 days
Card slot microSD - 76 MB internal memory- 96 MB SDRAM memory

Data
GPRS Class 11, 118.4 kbits
HSCSD Yes
EDGE Class 32, 296/ 177.6kbps
3G HSDPA, 3.6Mbps
WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g, UPnP technology
Bluetooth Yes, v2.0 with A2DP
Infrared Port No
USB Yes, v2.0 microUSB

Features
OS Symbian OS, S60 rel. 3.2
Messaging SMS, MMS, Email, Instant Messaging
Browsers WAP 2.0/xHTML, HTML, RSS feeds
Games Yes + Java downloadable,
Colors Black
Camera 3.15 MP, 2048x1536 pixels, autofocus, Carl Zeiss optics, video(VGA15fps), flash; secondary CIF videocall camera

FM Radio Yes
Battery
Standby Upto 320 hours
Talk-time Upto 4 hours

Others

•Built in GPS receiver
• GPS support
• Java MIDP 2.0
• MP3/ M4A/ AAC/ eAAC/ WMA
• Stereo FM player
• FM transmitter
• 3.5mm audio output jack
• Push to talk
• Voice command/ dial
• PM including calendar, to-do list and printing
• Document viewer
• T9
• Photo/ Video editor
• Integrated hands-free